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People often ask me if I sell sample sets and I usually file the idea away as something I should really get around to and then I just get ...

Create the scent of the forrest floor. There has been some interest amongst a small group of students in doing another Fougere Work...

Nut Extracts The spring thaw is upon us.  The icebergs are melting, the sidewalks are passable again and the smell of thawing eart...

Fougere's have been my passion for the past couple of years and the last time I was in California I was inspired to create one based ...

Natural Perfume Blending Workshops   Coming in March  I've been thoroughly enjoying teaching out of my home studio. The classes ...

I've been remiss in posting this lovely article about myself and my perfume business in Crain's New York.    I was lucky enough to...

This put a smile on my face!  A few months ago I got an email from someone at MS Weddings asking me for information about fragrance part...

My newest perfume, Midnight Garden, is the joint creation of the lovely women of The Robert Allen Group and myself.  The Group has design...

A perfume organ is how a perfumer organizes her fragrant materials. separating the oils between top, middle and bottom. I've recen...

After macerating for over six weeks I finally decanted my bitters and have been enjoying them in seltzer and cocktails.  I recently had a...

I don't know if I can say more about how wonderful it is to arrive at Mandy Aftel's beautiful studio in Berkeley, California.  For...

Edible Brooklyn, in their recent alcohol issue, said that everyone in Brooklyn has to make bitters, it's one of the rules.  It's tru...

Back in October I wrote about the laborious process of making acorn flour .  I only was able to process three batches before my acorns dee...

I had such a great time making colognes this summer, and the results were so successful, that I tried my hand at a couple more.  The new b...

A young woman approached me after my last Natural Perfume Blending class at 3rd Ward who had been sent to take the class from Brooklyn Ma...

This coming Saturday I'll be teaching part two of my perfumery course.  The class is for students who have taken the first class in Natu...

Last year a good friend went through the laborious process of making acorn flour.  I was intrigued, being the urban forager that I am, but...

The online gardening magazine Soiled and Seeded , dedicated to cultivating a garden culture, has been so kind as to review my trio of Par...